Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Norfolk → Dallas-Fort Worth via Philadelphia: arrives on time 60%

  1. 15:31 ORF → 16:50 PHL
    AA 5859 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 19m · 62% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 53m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:43 PHL → 21:28 DFW
    AA 2533 · American · 3h 45m · 76% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Norfolk). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection86%The first flight arrived more than 68 minutes late on 14% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 53m layover.
Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (86%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip6h 57mORF 15:31 to DFW 21:28, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.